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mildew smelling carpet and my baby. Is she safe?

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My daughter is almost 6 months old and in the process of learning how to crawl. We just moved into a new apartment with a private landlord. It smells of mildew. The landlord is having it professionally cleaned. I am scared for my daughters health that its worste then just needing a cleaning. What do I do i have search online for this but cant find anything.

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If your carpets smell like mildew, there may be moisture problems in the apartment and you really need to find the source. Cleaning the carpets will only be a temporary solution and does not fix the actual problem. Not to mention that commercial carpet cleaning services use toxic chemicals which can be harmful to babies health. See if you can get a "green" carpet service in and let them kow you have an infant. If a green alternative is not available, open the windows to allow to chemicals to air out and vacuum the carpets to remove any dried cleaning solution before allowing baby to crawl on them.

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